[Gvsig_english] Opening a gvSIG project on another computer

[Antonio Falciano]

Sal Garfi ha scritto:
> Dear All,
>  
> I've recently completed some work on a project on gvSIG. All of the
> shape files and the gvSIG (.GVP) file were kept in a single
> project folder on the C drive. I've copied the folder onto my data stick
> with the intention of loading the project on to another computer which
> also has the same version of gvSIG as I have. I created a folder on the
> second computer's C drive and I copied the original project folder into
> it. However, when I opened gvSIG on the second computer, and browsed for
> my project folder, and opened the GVP file, the information console came
> up with the message "User Error", and after I managed to close the
> information console, my layers were in the table of contents, but they
> couldn't be opened - their file paths were apparently broken.
>  
> I tried this on another computer. I did not get the Information Console
> with the 'User Error' message, but again, I had to reload all of the
> layer files.
>  
> Can anyone please tell me how I can prevent this from happening in the
> future, since I will want to give completed gvSIG projects to colleagues
> of mine without them having to reinstall every layer file.
>  
> I look forward to some enlightenment.

Hi Sal,
this error is due to the fact that data in gvSIG are stored with
absolute path, so you have to copy exacty with the same folder structure.

Regards,
Antonio

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